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good morning. i'm chris jansing. the economy is back in the spotlight. we just got the first jobs report of the year. unemployment ticked up .1% to 7.9% for january, adding 157,000 jobs. that is about what was expected, and continues the slow but steady economic recovery. it comes right after we learned the u.s. economy shrank for the first time in three years. gdp fell up .1% in the fourth quarter of 2012. part of the economic pause was because of hurricane sandy. but it was also because of big cuts in defense spending. we also learned yesterday that members of the president's job council are out of a job. the council had a two-year charter that will not be renewed. this morning, speaker john boehner said this is the wrong time for president obama to scrap his jobs council and delay his budget. month after month, we see the same thing, high unemployment and even more debt.

the white house knew this criticism was coming. >> when we hear some of the somewhat ridiculous criticisms about this, they come from people on capitol hill who have consistently opposed every growth initiative and job creation initiative the president has put forward. >> i want to bring in "washington post" political reporter karen tumelty and michael crowley. good morning. >> nice to be here. >> he asked the chairman of the white house council on economic advisers if washington is the biggest problem, including the sequester. here's what he said. >> this is something that the president has provided a plan. the sequester is bad policy. it's something that we should eliminate. it wasn't intended to take place. and we got a taste for the impact the sequester might have if it were to take place with the last gdp numbers. and also i would emphasize that in addition to the broader

effect on the economy, cutting head start indiscriminately, cutting some of the essential services that people rely on is not good for the country. >> karen, give us your assessment. we have the gdp numbers, we have the jobs numbers, we have the sequester. what's going on? >> well, i think that what the -- the best description of what the jobs numbers suggest, the economy is sort of muddling along. and that there is a real fragility still there to the recovery. and certainly, anything that washington does as we saw with the first debt ceiling negotiations, anything that washington does that adds to the uncertainty certainly doesn't help the economy. so i think most people would like to see these people sort of get their act together before the deadline, hopefully. >> well, in fact, senator roy blunt just blamed uncertainty. let me play that. >> uncertainty is probably even a greater problem than contraction. if we knew what the government spending was going to be with some certainty, that would be

better than this constant not knowing. we're on the 60-day clock and then on the 90-day clock. we need to get on a four and five-year clock. and that's why a budget and appropriations bills will make a difference, chuck. >> what are the chances, michael, of those things happening? >> well, you know, i think a long-term solution doesn't look very practical right now. and one reason is that members of congress like mr. blunt, republicans, are -- i think that it's more important not to give more ground on taxes than it is to create certainty. so i think everyone agrees that uncertainty is a problem. i think basically everybody agrees that uncertainty is freezing businesses, a lot of businesses are sitting on huge amounts of cash, huge amounts of cash. that they're not acting on. but the problem is, that republicans just don't want to budge from their position on taxes, and i think the president, my own analysis, had been more flexible. but they would say the president

cares more about protecting entitlements fully. uncertainty is a problem but not a bigger problem than the priorities of the republicans in particular. and also the democrats' entitlements. so i don't think we get a deal in the near future. >> well, that's not encouraging. and you've got these numbers, and jay carney asked to explain yesterday about the president's jobs council and said it had this two-year charter and expired and they'll continue to reach out to business leaders in had other ways. but karen, is this bad timing? >> yeah, i think it just gives the -- these outside councils generally are not much more than window dressing. it does give the republicans a talking point to suggest that the president's taken his eye off the ball, which is job creation. but, you know, the council itself was never -- never was or i think was never meant to be a sort of key player in formulating policy. now this white house has been criticized, i think justifiably, for, you know, some of the weakness of its general outreach

efforts to individual groups and to business. and, you know, that, in fact, may be a real problem here. but the council itself, i think, is just sort of a talking point. >> let me bring in congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz from florida. good to see you, congresswoman, good morning. >> you too, chris. >> so the jobs snubs come out and not a surprise, the republicans taking this as an opportunity to take a shot at the president. let me read for you exactly what the national republican campaign committee tweeted. when will obama focus on jobs? sign the petition to tell the president to get to work. is it a fair criticism that the focus has been on other things, immigration, guns, cabinet appointments, and not enough on the economy? >> of course not. i mean -- you've just been talking for the last couple minutes about uncertainty. i think in spite of the fact that the republicans in the summer of 2011 were willing to

go right to the -- to the edge of the abyss and engage in playing chicken with our economy, on that debt ceiling deal, and then have consistently done that all the way through 2013, we still have had 35 straight months of private sector job growth. 157,000 new private sector jobs in the jobs report today. you know, we're continuing to make slow and steady progress. but i think actually senator blunt is correct. certainty is the problem. but what happens is that -- what needs to happen is the republicans need to engage in some introspection here. they need to it look inside themselves and realize that it is they that have been causing this uncertainty. if we were able to actually get some certainty, which senator blunt and i agree on, then we would actually get through to a long-term deal. president obama has proposed a $4 trillion deficit deal. one that is a balanced approach, which we had a debate over

whether we wanted balance, through revenue and cuts or whether we wanted a cuts-only approach which the republicans proposed. and the american people decided they wanted president obama's vision. and that's the path we need to continue down so we can provide that certainty. but -- >> let me ask -- >> republicans, i agree, aren't interested in that. >> let me ask you about some other things that obviously have been front and center, and vice president biden met with senate democrats yesterday to keep the pressure on to get something done on gun control. here's part of what he said. i'm not saying there's an absolute consensus on all these things, but there is a sea change. a sea change in the attitudes of the american people. and three new polls show almost complete support, almost 100% support, for background checks in virginia, new jersey, pennsylvania. is this where we're most likely to see some legislation in this area? >> you know, i think so. if you heard, again, back to senator blunt's comments, that's someone who is from a pretty red

state. he has been a strong second amendment supporter, strong supporter of just about anything the nra wants. the nra has clearly become a fringe group. i had an opportunity to meet just the other day in my district, chris, with nra members and gun rights supporters, all of whom universally support universal background checks and publicly stated they don't agree with the nra in this. when you have the amount of injuries and deaths from gun violence in this country that we have, it's clear that when 40% of gun sales are not subject to background checks, there are people who shouldn't have those weapons that are getting them. and we must do something about that. that's critical. >> your good friend, gabby giffords, the former congresswoman who gave some very emotional testimony at the senate hearing on wednesday. >> she did. >> and i'm wondering, what are her plans? obviously, when she speaks, the resonance is so strong. and do you think that she and her husband, mark kelly, will support some specific

legislation? >> you know, they've made it very clear through their organization and the creation of it, americans for responsible solutions, and their testimony the other day, they support universal background checks. they support doing something about these high-capacity magazines and, you know, mark has made it very clear that if it were not for a high-capacity magazine, fewer people would have been killed in the tucson shooting that gabby was a victim. clearly, fewer people would have been killed in -- at newtown, as well as aurora. and so those two things -- there seems to start to be -- develop some consensus armound. but we've got to make sure this continues to be a ground-up, grass roots, ground swell of support. because, you know, i wish that there were more members that could find their own courage to do the right thing. but what they really need to do is hear from their constituents about the common sense reforms that are necessary. we've got to have comprehensive

reform, short-term and long-term solutions, but we have to make sure that we take some specific steps like universal background checks, like getting rid of high-capacity magazines, to ensure that we make it less likely that when god forbid there is another newtown type shooting, that less people are going to die. >> congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz. thank you very much. have a good weekend. >> thank you. >> speaking of background checks, i don't know if you heard senator orrin hatch's comments. he said that's the way reductions in liberty occur. he says let's refine the system of background checks we have now. if this is the closest thing we have to a sure thing, how sure is it? >> it's still not that sure. you know, a lot of republicans like senator hatch and many others, even ones who are more moderate, just don't seem to be terribly interested in moving on this. now, i think that at the end of the day, if senator reid brings

something in the senate and president obama and vice president biden continue to prioritize this and put the pressure on, do you think -- it's possible something will pass. i'm surprised that this is -- has had the political staying power it has. i've seen so many other school shootings and massacres come and go where people talk about action and it didn't happen. but you know, the nra is still dug in, they're not giving any ground. and i think that, you know, as a classic case where you have a very popular support for changes. but it's not necessarily intense. whereas you have a very intense organized lobby in the nra and members of congress who feel incredibly strongly on the other side, you know, it's often a formula for stalemate. so i think it remains to be seen. but you're not seeing a lot of movement on the part of republicans right now. and at the end of the day, they can -- they'll determine whether anything passes that's significant. >> but, michael brings up a question, which is what exactly senator reid is going to be willing to bring to the senate

floor. because the democrats are very worried about the fact that there are a number of senators of their incumbents who are running for re-election in red states where re-election is not popular. so a lot of negotiations may take place over what exactly even gets to the senate floor. because they really don't want to be putting a lot of these democrats through a vote that is really going to come back to haunt them in the next election. >> karen tumulty, michael crawly, thanks so much for being with us. breaking news now. a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance to the u.s. embassy this morning in turkey, killing himself and at least one other person. the bomber was at the first x-ray machine that leads to the visa section at the embassy. no claims of responsibility. and just a few hours ago, we learned that former new york city mayor ed koch has died at the age of 8. a spokesman says he died of congestive heart failure.

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the dow crossed the 14,000 mark for the first time since october 17th of 2007 this morning. although you can see it has dropped back a bit. but we're keeping our eye on the dow. mean time, sunday. it's the social media super bowl

with a 30-second ad costing nearly $4 million. now more than ever, companies are trying to maximize their investment by generating a lot of buzz before the big game. ad tracking firm visible measures tells jansing 63% of all advertisers released their campaigns before the super bowl this year, double the number from just two years ago. while that can create buzz, it can also lead to controversy. for example, this coca cola ad that features an arab walking through the desert with a camel has been labeled racist by the anti discrimination committee. howard braden joins us, chairman of 15 minutes public relations. welcome back to new york. >> thanks, chris. >> so they met with coke executives, the members of this arab-american group. said they were pleased with coke's apology. but coke is still running the ad. and they said they never meant it to be derogatory to any group. is this still the old adage, any publicity is good publicity?

>> i don't necessarily believe in that adage, but in this case it is, it's good for the arab-american defamation league, because they get to make their points too. >> so win-win. >> it is, kind of. and what ad people and people create things have to sort out is controversy from crisis. a little controversy can help you get attention. crisis, not so good. >> beyond the controversy, the coke ad is going to use social media to determine the outcome of a race in this super bowl ad. and watchers then vote online and the winner will be featured in a second coke ad that will air later in the game. this is a whole new world with social media, isn't it? >> you have to understand. an ad in the super bowl is like saying the super bowl is a football game and an ad in the super bowl is an ad. it's not. it's an event. when you're paying close to $4 million, you have to maximize that any way you can. so how do you get it? you announce it. you leak a little. you get preattention. there's a whole group -- there's

a horde of reporters covering nothing but super bowl ads. you want to be in there. i talked to a friend who works for paramount pistachios, they have 700 million media impressions already by virtue of having psy in their ad. >> there is also a volkswagen ad criticized as being racist. let's take a look at that. >> i hate mondays. >> yeah, they're the worst. >> no worries, mon. everything will be all right. yeah, mon. don't fret me, brother. sticky bun comes soon. ♪ come on get happy >> you guys are three minutes late. >> don't be a cloud on a sunny day. >> yeah, chill. >> sir? >> respect boss mon. >> so without addressing the controversy itself, the charges of racism, volkswagen defended the ad. but it's also gotten more than 3.5 million views already. >> and running 19-1 positive for the ad.

so they're just fine. >> all right. the mercedes-benz ad starring super model kate upton, has generated more than 6 million views. it's been criticized, though, as being too sexy. is there such a thing? >> go daddy built a whole company on sexy ads in the super bowl. so i don't think that's really the case. interesting statistic this year. three quarters of the people watching the super bowl are also going to watch on a second screen. so you can go to facebook and twitter, and you can see which ads people are really buzzing about. >> and women love watching the super bowl ads. >> two-thirds of women prefer the ads to the game. >> let me finally ask you about the halftime show of the super bowl. because there was all this controversy about beyonce, she lip synced she said yesterday or sang to her own track at the inauguration and she said she's going to be live at halftime. let me just play you a little bit of the news conference in new orleans yesterday.

♪ o'er the land of the free ♪ and the home of the brave >> she did answer some questions. very straightforward way. but it's kind of like she stood out there and said, "take that." >> read my lips. >> questions? i thought that was kind of a pr -- it was brilliant. it changed the whole direction of the way the story was being covered. >> typically when there is an accusation and you have to make this kind of admission, you're playing defense. she walked out there, she said, could everybody please rise. and immediately she was playing offense. she sang the national anthem beautifully. and she got a standing ovation in the news conference. how often does that happen? >> never happens. what are you looking forward to on sunday, howard? >> you know, the whole gestalt. the whole experience is great.

this is 110 or 111 million people. it's the biggest tv event for the year in america. three or four times bigger than any other tv event. and it's one of the few shared experiences we have in americans. and we will talk about it around the water cooler only our new water cooler is facebook and twitter. >> howard bragman, thank you so much for coming in. we'll be right back. ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it.

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and outside groups. mitt romney's campaign quietly gave $90,000 to the red cross at the end of november. the donation was made about a month after hurricane sandy hit the east coast. move over corey booker. geraldo rivera is considering running for u.s. senate in new jersey. the 69-year-old made the announcement on his radio show. and bradley cooper is using his celebrity to draw attention to mental illness at a washington news conference. in his movie, "silver linings playbook" he plays a man with bipolar disorder. he and patrick kennedy are holding a news conference to talk about the stigma attached to mental illness. >> this is something that needs to be addressed. and spoken about. so that people can feel more comfortable to come clean. and pat solotano is a guy in this movie who we watch. we watch grow because he feels more comfortable. >> and if you read only one thing this morning, my must-read

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finney. good morning. >> good morning. >> and even before stepping down, there is a new hillary clinton super pac that launched for 2016. and there's a headline from today's "washington post" that asks, what is clinton's legacy at stake and her future? so after a rest which she said she wants, huge poll numbers, donors waiting to get on board. what tongdo you think the chanc are hillary clinton will seriously consider running for president again? >> i don't think we have any idea of that question until hillary does what she has said she will do. and hillary, in my experience, does what she says she'll do. first she is going to take a rest. you gave the numbers. she has really worked so hard for the last four years. this is literally 24 hours a day, 7 days a week job. and she is going to take some time. put her feet up, take a nap. but second, i think this is also important, she wants to write the book. you know, we can all learn so much about the world we live in. when she talks about her

experiences in the last four years, about how we can restore -- we have restored american leadership, we have to continue, we have to stay connected, as hillary would say to us, we cannot just withdraw. if we leave a vacuum, there's some very bad guys waiting to fill it. so i hope we will take some time to look at what she has achieved, to look at the legacy, to look at this whole concept of 21st century state craft and how we use all of the tools of american life. we can all learn from it. >> politico calls secretary clinton the most admired woman for more than a decade and they said, quote, few modern american politicians have enjoyed quite as dramatic a political rebirth as clinton has experienced in her four years at the state department. which has all but erased the taint of a humbling primary loss to barack obama, despite a tenure at state, more workm workmanlike than transcript sen denied. how do you describe her decision on whether or not to run? >> i agree with ann.

i worked for secretary clinton back in the white house days. for her, it's been since 1992, this is the first time she is getting a rest. i feel like for the first time in the last four years, people have really gotten to see and i think they got a glimpse when she was senator how she works. this is a woman who works very hard, knows her information. but also understands, particularly when it comes to diplomacy, the importance not just of working with governments, but the people. and if you remember, one of the things i think she has done very well, in every trip, she has spent some time or some kind of event out talking to the people. whether it's a town hall with girls or, you know, whatever it is. and so i think she has brought that sort of unique take to the -- to her tenure at the state department. i agree with ann. i think she has got to take a rest and think about what she wants to do in the future. i feel pretty confident that whatever it is, it's going to include some kind of public service, because the hillary clinton i've known for over 20 years is somebody who is very dedicated to public service, particularly women and girls. and i do also want to make sure

she gets credit for the fact -- and she put the issues of women and girls on the global stage in a way i don't think we had really been thinking about before. >> what are some of the key moments, ann, do you think, in her tenure as secretary of state? >> well, first, as hillary said directly, we've got to restore american leadership and our presence in the world. and so the time she spent traveling, meeting with other leaders and meeting, as karen just pointed out with the young people, with civic society in those countries, like i say, after eight years of the bush/cheney administration, it was important for people to see that america was back in a positive way. second, you had a number of in-country specific problems. everything from assembling as hillary did, putting together the largest coalition of really tough sanctions against iran, which continues to be a danger, but we are better prepared for it now. to the wonderful moment of lifting sanctions on burma. so she meets with an sue chi.

the third, 21st century state craft. all the tools we can use. look how she brought in technology. look at the town hall she did just this week. using satellite. >> because as secretary of state she is not supposed to be political, we haven't heard her in that context. but i think if you watched the questioning at the hearing on benghazi, you saw someone with very keen political instinct. she answered questions from specific senators in specific ways, giving deference to some, pushing back on others. would she be a very different candidate if she decides to run again? >> o absolutely. because every campaign changes you. she was a different candidate the second time she ran for senate from the first time she ran for senate, from the first time she ran for president. so absolutely she would. one thing i want to say about benghazi, and i agree with you. she was, you know, i think excellent at the hearings. and you saw the -- you know, the hillary clinton sort of on fire there. but as tragic as what happened in benghazi was, i thought one

of the most important things to come out of that, and it may be something important that comes out of it for her legacy, and that is how we move forward and how we think about security at our embassies and in our various installations and what's the nature of that relationship between the defense department and the state department. because we're confronting very different crises around the world that require a very different mind-set than we have had in the past, you know, 50 years or so. >> karen finney, ann lewis, thank you so much. >> thank you. also making news this morning, after a tough day of questioning from the senate armed services committee, chuck hagel is still likely to be confirmed as the next defense secretary. the former nebraska senator was pressed about past statements on iran, israel, and his opposition to the troop surge in iraq. the committee could vote next week. if he is confirmed, hagel would be the first former enlist the combat solder to head the pentagon. in alabama, the hostage situation involving a 5-year-old boy has entered a third day.

police say the alleged kidnapper is holding the boy at an underground bunker, wired with electricity and stocked with food. jimmy lee dykes is accused of taking that boy off a school bus after killing the driver. negotiators are talking to him through a pvc pipe. snowmobiler caleb moore has died from injuries he suffered in an accident during the x games last weekend. the 25-year-old was hurt when his 450-pound snowmobile didn't complete a flip and landed on him. his death is the first in the 17-year history of the x games. espn issued a statement saying, "as a result of this accident, we will conduct a thorough review of this discipline and adopt any appropriate changes to future x games." rescuers in mexico city are searching for possible survivors of an explosion at the state-owned oil company headquarters. at least 25 people have been killed. 100 injured. investigators say they don't know what caused the blast, but they are not ruling out an attack. and today begins heart health month. and now there is even more of a

reason to eat your veggies or go vegetarian all together. a new study out of oxford university finds vegetarians are 32% less likely to die of heart disease or be hospitalized for it. researchers say it's most likely due to lower blood pressure and and cholesterol. it comes from not eating meat. and on one of the biggest beer drinking weekends of the year, the government is trying to block a merger between bud wiser and corona. cnbc's michelle caruso cabrera is here with what's moving your money. the justice department says this move could be bad for beer drinkers. >> there's a reason they say that. as you say, the maker of budweiser wants to buy corona. there's only two big beer makers in the united states, the guys who make budweiser and coors. and what the doj found, either one of those companies raises prices, the other tends to follow suit. but not the maker of corona. even though they're a distant third when it comes to market share in the united states. and because of that, the big

guys don't tend to raise prices as often. they fear that if one of the big guys gobbles up corona, that pressure to keep prices lower will go away. and remember, one of the most important things about the u.s. economy, which makes it still the biggest in the world and relatively the strongest, even considering a recent weakness, we have intense amounts of competition. our consumers have many, many choices and keeps our prices lower. it's good for us. that's the rationale from department of justice. >> of course, beer and the super bowl go hand-in-hand. but on this jobs friday, a lot of people might be surprised about the connection between unemployment and the outcome of the game. >> there's an employment firm that's done a study and say 20 of the last 25 games have been won by the city that has the lower unemployment rate. and they say this is a reason they think this is true. maybe if the unemployment rate is higher, it has this insidious effect where maybe there is lower morale this that city. so who is going to win this weekend? you can take a look at what the difference is in unemployment in the two competing cities. and i think we have a graphic where we can show it to you.

>> really? hmmm. >> uh-huh. so this would be a different kind of super bowl indicator. >> all right. >> okay? >> yeah. are you rooting for one team or the other? >> no. i'm not a big football fan. baltimore would be the winner compared to san francisco, based on the unemployment level. so you had had to wait for the screen to come up, because i wasn't sure who was playing. >> cnbc's michelle caruso cabrera busted. thank you so much. fast food chains around the word cater their menus to feed local activities. "usa today" put together the craziest mcdonald's pies. the s'mores pie introduced in canada. number four, sweet potato pie launched in hong kong in 2010. the cheese pie is found in mexico, panama and costa rica. available only in japan, potato bacon pie is number two. karen is grimacing. same saying that sounds delicious. and number one, the taro pie in asian markets but also had a

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new figures show a sharp rise in the number of women-owned firms that have revenues of more than $1 million. over the past ten years, the number of women-owned firms has grown by 29% and those that take in $1 million or more have grown by 31%. but the biggest jump is among women-owned firms with among $10 million plus in revenues, surging 57%. joining me is president and ceo of women able, julie weeks, also american express open research adviser. good to see you. good morning. >> great, good morning, chris. >> what's driving this explosion of women-owned businesses, especially these that are making more than 1 million bucks a year? >> well, i think it's a natural progression in the growth of women in business in the first place. but i think in terms of looking at the growth of the very highest levels, 1 million plus, 10 million plus, that has to do with a growth in peer networks,

a growth in role models and mentors. i think there's just more for a woman who wants to grow to that level to find in the way of support these days. >> you point out the share of firms reaching this rarified atmosphere of $10 million plus in revenues does remain small. but are some of these million-dollar businesses heading in that direction? >> absolutely, they are. and i should say that the reason why we know this now -- this is unpublished until now information. so it's -- these -- this has been happening, i think, for a lot longer than we realize. it's just that now we are finding out this data, you know, and this trend. so, yes, the firms that are now at 1 million, 4 million, they're certainly on a trajectory to grow even bigger. >> what do we think in terms of industries or sectors that is having a lot of growth? >> in terms of what kind of industries have the largest

share of very big firms if you're a woman-owned firm, that's in -- >> wholesale, huh? >> educational -- wholesale, trade, transportation, finance and insurance. but also, if you're looking at where the growth is occurring in the larger firms, that's happening in educational services and health and social assistance. those are the firms -- even though there are fewer of them, you know, below average right now in the 10 million plus category, they're really going to be set up for very high growth. >> when you look at these numbers, what's the biggest take-away for you and what does it tell us about the future of women-owned businesses? >> i think the biggest take-away is that this has been happening under our very noses for one thing. growing under the radar, as the report suggests. i think it shows that more and more women are getting into business and are looking around for mentors and role models and seeing more women at the high levels. that is going to help propel this growth forward, for sure. >> julie weeks, good to have you

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we want to check in again on wall street, because once again, you can see that the dow is getting close to hitting the 14,000 mark. it hit it earlier this hour for the first time since october 17th, 2007. so we'll keep our eye on what's happening on wall street. mean time here in new york, flags are flying at half staff for iconic former mayor ed koch, who died overnight of congestive heart failure. here's the current mayor, michael bloomberg, just a short time ago. >> he was a civic savior for our city in desperate times, and he will be remembered as one of the greatest and certainly one of the most important mayors in our

city's long history. >> nbc's ron allen joins us with a look back at a man who said at one point he wanted to be mayor for life. >> in some ways is mayor for clive. a colorful, legendary, iconic character. tributes are pouring in across the city. koch was 88, but as relentlings as ever in his final days. he left a lasting impression. >> hi! >> reporter: ed koch was a quintessential new yorker and one of the city's most popular and outspoken politicians. known for his no-nonsense, in-your-face, colorful personality. and his trademark question, asked of friends and foes alike, even on "saturday night live." >> how am i doing? >> reporter: edward irvin koch was born in bronx, new york in 1924. he was drafted out of college by

the army to serve in world war ii. and he returned home, he began climbing the political ladder. a life-long democrat who served on new york city council, then three terms in the congress. and in 1977, he became new york's 105th mayor, a job koch often said he wanted for life. he was credited with saving the city from disaster. he was mayor for 12 years that were spirited, irreverent, and fairly, if ever, boring. in 1982, he lost the democratic primary for governor to long-time rival, mario cuomo. >> i promised i would never run for governor again. >> and you promised that before. >> right. >> reporter: in 1989, he lost his bid for an unprecedented fourth term as mayor to david dinkins, who became new york's first african-american mayor. >> i want you not to feel sorry for me. believe me, there is a life after the mayoralty.

>> reporter: kocm never married. he endured a stroke, heart attack and quadruple bypass surgery. he also wrote more than a dozen books, became an enthusiastic twitter user and came into the homes of many americans as the judge on "the people's court." >> judgment for the plaintiff. >> reporter: one former new york mayor said he wouldn't wish the position on his worst enemy. but koch said it's the greatest job anyone could ever have. and there just happens to be a documentary film about koch's life opening in the city today. new york mayor michael bloomberg has ordered flags flown as half staff, funeral services monday and no doubt an event that will consume the entire city. >> he was such a character. and he would ask the question how am i doing all of the time but he only wanted one answer. >> and he usually got one answer. you're doing just fine. >> and the documentary, i just did a quick look this morning.

and it seems to be getting very good reviews. i mean, it's hard not to look through a ton of stuff or follow him around and not find good material. >> very entertaining. i was growing up as -- here in the new york metropolitan area. he's the first politician i ever really came to know as a politician. and just what a figure. and a democrat. most people think he's not a democrat. but a lifelong democrat. >> a blast to interview. nbc's ron allen, thanks to you. that wraps up this hour of "jansing & company." i'm chris jansing. have a great weekend. thomas roberts is next. >> have a great weekend. hi, everybody, good morning. the agenda next hour, watching reaction to the january jobs numbers. they are out. and while the unemployment rate ticked up slightly, wall street starts february with record highs. we'll have ron en sonna and jerryd bernstein join me as the markets are flirting with history today. then did hagel fumble his visit to the hill? do democrats have cold feet after chuck hagel's performance during his confirmation of secretary of defense. we'll discuss that. and this could be the gayest

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hi, everybody, good morning. i'm thomas roberts. topping our agenda today, the american economy. our first big indicator of how it's faring at the start of the new year. today's january jobs report showing unemployment ticking up, but barely, to 7.9%, with 157,000 jobs added. and well-received news on wall street where the dow traded above 14,000 this morning for the first time since october of '07 before pulling back. but still flirting with history today. and this report comes one day after the white house let the president's job council disband. >> do we understand why people look at it and the shutdown of the jobs council after the re-election into the second term that washe